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Douse Croft Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Donscrofte (sic for Douscrofte) 1487 SheffMan
  • Dewhouse close 1660 Norf

Etymology

, Donscrofte (sic for Douscrofte )1487 SheffMan,Dewhouse close 1660Norf , probably adaptations of ME  dey -hūs ( v. dey ) ' dairy ' , croft .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name